COURSE OFFERINGS 2012

• Narrative Theory and Practice for Screenwriters
  
• Creative Writing Seminar: Screenwriting
  
• Film Analysis and Research
  
• Film Styles and Genres: The Silent Voice
• Special Topics: Non-Fiction Fiction: Bringing True Stories to the Screen
• Special Topics: Writing the Television Comedy Spec Script
• Video Production
• Advanced Screenwriting Tutorial
  

Comprehensive list of course offerings »

Summer 2011 Events

Analytical Screening
The top-grossing film in Japanese history won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and countless other awards. Dana Howze will introduce and lead discussion.
June 22, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Analytical Screening
Monsoon Wedding (India, 2001, directed by Mira Nair, written by Sabrina Dhawan) Dhawan will be present to introduce and discuss this highly-acclaimed film, which won numerous international awards.
June 29, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Analytical Screenings
Two by Mark Stokes, M.A. '05, M.F.A. '08
Land of Higher Peace (2011; written and directed by Mark Stokes) A documentary about the daily challenges Ethiopians face.
Followed (2011; directed by James Kicklighter; written by Mark Stokes) Based on the short story by Hugo Award-winning author Will McIntosh, a socially-responsible professor's perfect world is threatened by the appearance of a tag-along zombie child. Stokes will introduce and lead discussion.
July 6, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Analytical Screening
Episode from hit HBO series written by Mari Kornhauser (Zandalee, Kitchen Privileges) with a focus on post-Katrina New Orleans, especially its musicians. Kornhauser will introduce and lead discussion.
July 13, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

How Science Facts Can Improve Your Fiction
Emilie Lorditch, American Institute of Physics
Everyday breakthroughs and advances are made in science and while not all of them will lead to a cure for AIDS or a way to predict exactly where and when a tornado will strike, there are bits and pieces of these facts that you can weave into your screenplay to increase the drama or intensify a conflict. See examples of movie scenes and script pages where adding science actually made the scene better because the truth was stranger than fiction. Do you avoid developing screenplays based on science or with scientists as main characters because you are afraid that the story will be boring or you are intimidated by the topic? Find out about the resources available to writers and how working with a science consultant can lend credibility to your project, provide opportunities for unique scenes, offer rich visual elements, and be fun!

Lorditch is currently the News Director and Manager for the Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science (DBIS) program at the American Institute of Physics
July 20, 7:30 p.m., Jackson Screening Room, Wyndham Robertson Library

Workshop: Funding Your Film
Conducted by Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director, Women Make Movies, a non-profit media arts organization, established in 1972
July 22, 7:30 p.m., Jackson Screening Room, Wyndham Robertson Library

Workshop: Getting Your Film into Distribution
Conducted by Debra Zimmerman
July 23, 10:30 a.m., Jackson Screening Room, Wyndham Robertson Library

Analytical Screening
Klaus Phillips will introduce and lead discussion.
July 25, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Screening of Student Video Productions
July 27, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

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